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Thread #130185 Message #2930090
Posted By: Tangledwood
17-Jun-10 - 05:05 PM
Thread Name: Tech: How do I get rid of.. (Microsoft updates)
Subject: RE: Tech: How do I get rid of.. (Microsoft updates)
Not that simple, because to go back to the previous state, you'd need to have a record of that previous state in the first place ... you can't just go through all those registry hives and file system locations and remove the permissions because various bits of the OS really, really need them to be set at that level.
The advice not to run that script (I'd like to emphasise, by the way, that I'm not in any way doubting Tangledwood's good intentions) comes free. After that we're into consultancy rates.
Sfmans - thank you for explaining what is going on there. Leaving access wide open does not sound like a smart idea.
John - agreed, I'd like to know what updates are for and what value they are to me. As well as that, once I've made a decision not to install one I'd like some way of stopping the nagging "update available" message. That doesn't seem to always be available.